UTAH STATE GREATS 2011

Utah State University

FACULTY were honored with a number of prestigious awards, including a noteworthy 12 National Science Foundation CAREER Awards, Governor’s Medals for Science and Technology, and yet another Carnegie Professor of the Year.

STUDENT quality was demonstrated through competitive efforts, from Engineering undergrads capturing First Place overall for the third time at the NASA Student Rocket event to a doctoral student who received an IBM Smarter Planet Innovations Award for computer models that alleviate traffic congestion.

RESEARCHAwards reached an all-time high, surpassing $200 million. These and countless other accomplishments push the boundaries of higher education, elevating the standards of learning at USU and beyond.

The university proudly shares a handful of these extraordinary accomplishments from the past year.